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MNA
Exectuive Director
Julie Pinkham speaks to the
press about the formation
of the Coalition to Protect
Massachusetts Patients. |

The
Coalition unveiled a
checklist of key questions
that patients need to ask
when being admitted to
a hospital in order to
assess their safety.
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And
announced the creation
of the Coalition Web site,
www.protectmasspatients.org,
and the establishment
of a patient hotline,
617.731.2813. |

All
of the participating
Coalition members
stand united.
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Carlos
Alvarez, Executive
Director, American Lung
Association of
Massachusetts |
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Susan
Whalen, Associate
Director, Massachusetts
Breast Cancer Coalition |
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Phil
Mamber, President of
Massachusetts Senior
Action Council |

Dr. Lisa McCoy, Director of
Cancer Detection for
New England, American
Cancer Society
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Julie
Pinkham gives some
closing remarks and fields
questions from reporters. |
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